Botswana vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$254
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$212
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
30
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
55
67
😀 Quality of life
51
38
🏙️ Population
2.52M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 7% less expensive than in Kenya ($721). Botswana ranked 157th vs 150th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Botswana compared to 0.3 months in Kenya. Ranked 91st and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Botswana and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
14.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$1408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$9327

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$723
236K
Francistown
$632
103K
Molepolole
$663
67.6K
Kanye
$691
48K
Serowe
$590
47.4K
Mahalapye
$615
41.3K
Palapye
$549
36.2K
Lobatse
$691
26.9K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$807
5.55M
Mombasa
$611
1.21M
Kisumu
$549
398K
Nakuru
$532
308K
Eldoret
$513
289K
Thika
$448
279K
Malindi
$563
120K
Machakos
$415
114K
Mumias
$524
100K
Meru
$543
42.7K